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    PGP "Leakage" When Adjusting Radius

    I only have a minute to look at this, but it's easier with a diagram. What are the grey/brown areas outside of the sunroom and at the top right? Could you move #6 the the outside of that area, to the inside corner? Have you taken into consideration that #2 and #5 360's will take twice the...
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    PGP "Leakage" When Adjusting Radius

    It looks like you have a mess. Common industry practice dictates that all water is projected away from a home or building. From the sounds of it, the person that installed the system put the pipes in the wrong spot. The heads should have been installed so that they spray away from your...
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    Proline Controller

    I'm glad that everything worked out Jerome, congratulations! How big is your compressor? You only want to run at 45-55 PSI max, but you really should have a large volume of air to purge most of the water from the lines, and push the water column out in one shot. When you don't have enough...
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    cement patio

    I've heard of it, I've seen it done, but I'm an Irrigation Contractor not a Landscaper, or a concrete guy. Do you mean gravel, or rock? I know that if you did pour over soil, it would still have to be compacted, and very stable to start with. Mick
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    PGP "Leakage" When Adjusting Radius

    That's what happens when the screw hits the stream. To answer you first question, No. If you have to shorten the stream that much, you need a smaller head in those spots, not PGP's. Low angle nozzles will drop the height of the stream, not so much the radius. What is the coverage...
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    Sprinkler Questions

    At any plumbing supply house, or Irrigation supply house. Not the box stores - Real supply houses. Mick
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    Inserting tee in existing PVC pipe

    1. Normally I dig out at least four feet of pipe to insert a fitting. The longer the better. I dig out 1 foot on one side of the fitting, and at least four feet on the other side of the fitting for the bending part. 2. Glue the fitting on one end first. Are you inserting a Tee...
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    Location of irrigation Tee and Manifold

    Other that not knowing the distance between the new manifold location and the existing manifold location, there shouldn't be any problems. Just remember that the manifold is always better as close to the zone as possible. Also make sure that you allow for and have your backflow assembly...
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    Proline Controller

    I would place the clock closer to the electrical outlet and run proper (direct burial) irrigation multi-strand wire, without PVC. If you believe that the irrigation wire could be accidentally damaged in the future, or that you might not be able to bury it at least 10"-12", then PVC wouldn't...
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    Wet basement ... landscaping

    You don't say where the water is coming from, or who owns the drain. In most states and provinces there are clear cut rules and regulations on what you can and can't do with draining water onto someone elses property. Have you had someone from the municipality come out to inspect what...
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    5+ Program Controllers?

    Nelson/Signature 8600 series controllers have four programs and three start times on each program. You will have to careful about the start and run times (programming) of the programs so that they don't overlap and cause run time problems. Mick
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    5+ Program Controllers?

    How long are you running the MP Rotators for? I install MP Rotators all of the time, but they normally should be running twice the length of time that a spray head runs. If need be, there is nothing wrong with starting at 2:00am. Just watch the times in early spring and late fall when the...
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    Hills and backflow preventers.

    Again check with your municipality. Some areas approve a Pressure Vaccume Breaker (PVB), some don't because they don't handle back pressure, just back-siphonage. You don't mention where you are, do it's difficult to help any more. And by the way, a double check valve backflow...
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    Splitting a Station/Zone

    Monica, It does sound like a pressure issue, but it's a pressure issue on this one zone. You haven't told us what your system pressure and flow rates are, or what spray heads you are using other than the switch to MP Rotators. If your contractor told you to switch to MP Rotators and didn't...
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    HELP! Valve stuck in open position

    It could also be air inside of your valves. That is what the bleeder valves are for. Getting air out of your valves when you turn them on. You also could have bad diaphrams after two years of not being in service. Mick
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